BIOGRAPHY

Chris Bacon was born in England in 1960 and raised on Ascension, Fiji, Bermuda and England before moving to Canada. He made his artistic debut in 1980 and has worked at his painting on a full-time basis ever since. He is a 'Master Signature Member' of the Society of Animal Artists and has received seven 'Awards of Excellence' from that organization (92-94, 96-98,12) in addition to the 'Elliot Liskin Memorial Award' in 96. He was honored to receive the prestigious 'Master Wildlife Artist Award' from the Woodson Art Museum in '04 and in '08 received the 'Trustees Purchase Award' from the NMWA. In 2012 Chris was presented with the 'Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal' in recognition of his achievement in the arts.